The Nativity

I saw a movie with Connie today. I cried. For Hollywood to do a film on the birth of Christ I was pleasantly surprised. I would recommend that everyone see this movie this year, make it a huge success so more will be done like it. Mary and Joseph were portrayed as real people, wrestling with the issue surrounding the birth of Christ. I cannot imagine the stress they faced in their culture where Mary could have been stoned for apparent unfaithfulness to her betrothed. Joseph, the fear and uncertainty he faced by taking the hand of what appeared to be an unfaithful woman in marriage. Connie and I faced some of that pressure with the choices that we made early in life, but nothing on the scale that even approached this. Can you imagine the wonder and awe of knowing, (how long did they need to even begin to understand what was taking place?) that the chosen one of God, who was God himself, was born to them, in the flesh? People came and worshipped the child in their midst. This had never happened to anyone before, where was the manual for dealing with it all? There was only simple trust in God each and every day to get them through. Sounds like good advice.